Image processing apparatus

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a support surface configured to support a sheet;
• a sheet feeding roller configured to feed the sheet supported by the support surface in a conveying direction;
• a separation member for separating the sheet supported by the support surface one by one, the separation member being positioned downstream of the sheet feeding roller in the conveying direction;
• and
• a regulating member displaceable between the first position and a second position, the first position being a position where the regulating member abuts against a distal end of the sheet supported by the support surface to regulate passage of the sheet in the conveying direction between the sheet feeding roller and the separation member, the second position being a position that is farther from a conveyance path than the first position and that allows passage of the sheet in the conveying direction, the regulating member having:
• a bottom surface positioned at a bottom portion when the regulating member is at the first position,
• an abutment surface that abuts against the distal end of the sheet when the regulating member is at the first position, and
• a curved surface that connects the bottom surface and the abutment surface,
• wherein a predetermined portion of the support surface in the conveying direction is higher than a highest portion of the curved surface, the predetermined portion being positioned at a position in the conveying direction where the abutment surface is positioned,
• wherein the separation member includes a separation bank having an abutment surface for separating an uppermost sheet among a plurality of sheets when the plurality of sheets are fed by the sheet feeding roller,
• wherein the support surface includes:
• a first inclined surface including the predetermined portion and inclined upward toward a downstream side in the conveying direction, and
• a second inclined surface positioned upstream of the first inclined surface in the conveying direction and inclined downward toward the downstream side in the conveying direction, and
• wherein an angle formed by the second inclined surface and the abutment surface of the separation bank is smaller than an angle formed by the second inclined surface and the first inclined surface.